Jiří Prskavec (canoeist, born 1993)

Jiří Prskavec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈpr̩skavɛts]; born 18 May 1993) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.

Jiří Prskavec
Prskavec at the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993
Mělník, Czech Republic
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportCanoe slalom
RankNo. 1
Event(s)K1
ClubUSK Praha
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 1 (2016)
Medal record
Representing the  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoK1
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroK1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 LondonK1
Gold medal – first place2015 LondonK1 team
Gold medal – first place2017 PauK1 team
Gold medal – first place2019 La Seu d'UrgellK1
Silver medal – second place2013 PragueK1
Silver medal – second place2014 Deep Creek LakeK1 team
Silver medal – second place2018 Rio de JaneiroK1
Silver medal – second place2019 La Seu d'UrgellK1 team
Bronze medal – third place2018 Rio de JaneiroK1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 KrakówK1
Gold medal – first place2013 KrakówK1 team
Gold medal – first place2014 ViennaK1
Gold medal – first place2016 Liptovský MikulášK1
Gold medal – first place2016 Liptovský MikulášK1 team
Gold medal – first place2017 TacenK1 team
Gold medal – first place2018 PragueK1 team
Gold medal – first place2019 PauK1 team
Gold medal – first place2020 PragueK1
Gold medal – first place2021 IvreaK1 team
Gold medal – first place2022 Liptovský MikulášK1
Gold medal – first place2022 Liptovský MikulášK1 team
Silver medal – second place2020 PragueK1 team
Bronze medal – third place2011 La Seu d'UrgellK1
Bronze medal – third place2017 TacenK1
Bronze medal – third place2018 PragueK1
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2010 SingaporeK1
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 WausauK1
Gold medal – first place2015 Foz do IguaçuK1
Gold medal – first place2015 Foz do IguaçuK1 team
Silver medal – second place2013 Liptovský MikulášK1
Bronze medal – third place2012 WausauK1 team
Bronze medal – third place2014 PenrithK1
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 KrakówK1
Silver medal – second place2012 SolkanK1 team
Bronze medal – third place2014 SkopjeK1
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 FoixK1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 MarkkleebergK1
Gold medal – first place2010 MarkkleebergK1 team
Silver medal – second place2011 Banja LukaK1

Career

Prskavec won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro[1] and gold in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2]

He won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (K1: 2015, 2019; K1 team: 2015, 2017), four silvers (K1: 2013, 2018; K1 team: 2014, 2019) and a bronze (K1 team: 2018). He also won 12 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals at the European Championships.[3]

Prskavec won the overall World Cup title in the K1 class in 2018, 2019 and 2022. He finished the 2016, 2019 and 2020 seasons as the World No. 1.[4]

Prskavec competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics where he won bronze in the K1 slalom event.

His father Jiří is a former slalom canoeist and a medalist from World and European Championships.[5]

Results

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
201421 June 2014Prague2ndK1
201520 June 2015Prague1stK1
20163 September 2016Prague1stK1
201717 June 2017Prague2ndK1
24 June 2017Augsburg3rdK1
9 September 2017La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
20181 July 2018Kraków3rdK1
8 July 2018Augsburg2ndK1
31 August 2018Tacen2ndK1
9 September 2018La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
201916 June 2019Lee Valley2ndK1
30 June 2019Tacen3rdK1
1 September 2019Markkleeberg3rdK1
8 September 2019Prague1stK1
202112 June 2021Prague1stK1
202218 June 2022Kraków3rdK1
25 June 2022Tacen1stK1
3 September 2022La Seu d'Urgell1stK1

Complete World Cup results
Year WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position
2008 Continent Australia
19		 Prague Czech Republic
 		 Tacen Slovenia
 		 Augsburg Germany
 		 24 93rd
2010 Continent Australia
23		 Prague Czech Republic
 		 La Seu Spain
 		 Augsburg Germany
 		 20 81st
2011 Tacen Slovenia
14		 L'Argentière France
6		 Markkleeberg Germany
 		 Prague Czech Republic
6		 115 8th
2012 Cardiff United Kingdom
 		 Pau France
 		 La Seu Spain
 		 Prague Czech Republic
 		 Bratislava Slovakia
55		 2 100th
2013 Cardiff United Kingdom
5		 Augsburg Germany
6		 La Seu Spain
37		 Tacen Slovenia
 		 Bratislava Slovakia
 		 93 17th
2014 Lee Valley United Kingdom
13		 Tacen Slovenia
32		 Prague Czech Republic
2		 La Seu Spain
11		 Augsburg Germany
19		 186 6th
2015 Prague Czech Republic
1		 Kraków Poland
15		 Liptovský Mikuláš Slovakia
15		 La Seu Spain
 		 Pau France
 		 120 22nd
2016 Ivrea Italy
 		 La Seu Spain
 		 Pau France
 		 Prague Czech Republic
1		 Tacen Slovenia
 		 60 42nd
2017 Prague Czech Republic
2		 Augsburg Germany
3		 Markkleeberg Germany
6		 Ivrea Italy
 		 La Seu Spain
3		 247 4th
2018 Liptovský Mikuláš Slovakia
4		 Kraków Poland
3		 Augsburg Germany
2		 Tacen Slovenia
2		 La Seu Spain
3		 304 1st
2019 Lee Valley United Kingdom
2		 Bratislava Slovakia
4		 Tacen Slovenia
3		 Markkleeberg Germany
3		 Prague Czech Republic
1		 319 1st
2021 Prague Czech Republic
1		 Markkleeberg Germany
 		 La Seu Spain
 		 Pau France
 		 60 34th

References
  1. Jiří Prskavec Archived 14 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. "Dokázal to! Prskavec vybojoval olympijské zlato". PRÁVO. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. "Jiri PRSKAVEC (CZE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. "ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings". Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. "Jiří Prskavec". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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